Not exact matches
By
leveraging these skills, and capitalizing on the catalyst of emotional engagement (our stock on the shelf), we can bring about significant student achievement.The challenge for us in the arts education
community is to demonstrate how teachers can employ those very same skills in their
teaching, whatever the discipline.
These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by
leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and
community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of
teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase
community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.
This transformative course is structured to provide a supportive learning
community in which educators learn to design short, high - impact «activity projects» that
leverage classroom
teaching, while skillfully navigating «hot - button» topics.
Some things are relatively straightforward - and are happening in classrooms across the country: teachers can use formative assessment and student work to make decisions and adjust instruction; teachers can demand rigor, of themselves and their colleagues; teachers can
teach in ways that are rigorous and relevant —
leveraging the assets of the families, cultures and
community resources of the children they serve — getting students to think and act critically in their world and the larger one.